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La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1908

Page

2

Portland Guests Tour Northwest Trade and Fruit Industry

Portland hosts guests from the Interior and Treasury as they tour the Northwest. A new Homeseekers edition highlights Oregon with extensive illustrations and state prominence. The Great Draw Bridge on the Willamette and Lincoln County resources are showcased, with 5000 Season Tickets planned for the Portland Country Club and Livestock Association.

Portland Great Draw Bridge Oregon J. 3 B. Wilson United States Department of the Interior W. M. Geddes Treasury Department Washington, D. C Portland Commercial Club Northwest Joseph Homeseekers Lincoln County Newport Toledo Elk Cis Waldport Pacific Coast Willamette River Great Northern Northern Pacific Railways J. W. Balley Portland Country Club and Livestock Association Halley Moser Lewinton Idaho

City Basketball League Opens With Warm-Up Exhibition

Two temporary city league teams meet at the Coliseum rink Saturday night in a 10 on 10 warm-up game. The event previews a season expected to boost indoor sports this winter. Practice tonight runs 7 to 7 20 and election of officers follows next Saturday after the game.

City Basketball League Coliseum

Gravel for Sale by Contractor Geo Kreiger

Gravel offered for sale and suitable for grading projects. Applications accepted by contractor Geo Kreiger. Price is less than half the regular rate. Contact details not specified. Date referenced 10 23 29.

Geo. Kreiger

To Be A Man's Own Fool Is Bad Enough

A compact quip from Penn notes the folly of self-delusion and how a vain man becomes a shared jest, reflecting on personal vanity as a social burden.

Penn

Pendleton Loses Northwest Title Bid to Walla Walla

Pendleton slipped from contention in the northwest championship after a 0 score game with Walla Walla, now focused on finishing Oregon games. In two weeks the same Pendleton team plays La Grande as the season shifts. A jail service project begins Sunday at the county jail with Dr. T B Ford leading songs prayers and remarks for 11 inmates who welcome the program. Pendleton East Oregonian notes professional plate tuner B B Francis available via Smith's rooming house phone Red 141.

Pendleton-Walla Walla Walla Walla Pendleton Oregon la Grande T. B. Ford Methodist Church B. B. Francis Smith

Electric Bitters Endorsement By Mrs Davison

Mrs M M Davison of San Jose California praises Electric Bitters as a superior general family remedy for headache biliousness and torpor of the liver and bowels. She notes pronounced health benefits for digestive organs and mentions Newlin’s drug store offering the product for 50 cents under guarantee.

M. M. Davison Gifford Ave San Jose Cal Newlin’s

Phone Dial Instructions for Observer Readers

Patrons are asked to call Main 13 to reach the editorial or news department and to reach the Sustnce office. For subscription business and complaints, callers should use the business office and request Main 13 two rings through central.

The Observer Central

Dinner at The Model Restaurant The Old Standby

Dinner options offered at The Model Restaurant The Old Standby with regular dinner priced at five cents per portion and weekly and night meat tickets advertised for four dollars fifty cents. The ad promises par excellence cooking and rapid courteous service to attract patrons.

Special Election to Approve La Grande Charter Amendments

Notice for a November 24 1908 special election in La Grande Oregon to approve amendments to the city charter polling hours 9am to 5pm with ward polling places judges and clerks listed. Also sale ad offering 560 acres land with improvements near Elgin by Indian Valley Realty Co for $5000 cash guidance.

City of la Grande Union County Oregon City of Grande City of la Grande City Hall J. P. Clark EB. C. Davie Frank Kilpatrick William Miller Arthur Crutis Council! Chamber Péter Kuhn Bramwell George Ball H. E. Coolidge A. W. Nelson Indian Valley Realty Company Elgin

Agricultural College Corvallis Colombia offers diverse courses

The Agricultural College at Corvallis Oregon advertises a wide range of collegiate and elementary courses. Programs include Agriculture Agronomy Horticulture Animal Husbandry Dairy Husbandry Forestry Domestic Science and Art Civil Electrical Mechanical and Mining Engineering Commerce Pharmacy and more. Free tuition and strong faculty. Opens September 25. Illustrated catalogue available on request to the Registrar.

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